Imagine a scenario in which you are with a loved one or with a group of friends gearing up for the perfect movie night. You have most of the essentials, ranging from the movies you have planned to the drinks you have stashed away in the fridge. Except there is …
Ahhh, those precious golden September or early October afternoons where the sun is shining warm upon our heads, the ocean still retains its summer warmth, and depending on the region, perhaps the first few red and yellow leaves of autumn are beginning to pepper the treetops with color. We refer …
An exceptional vermouth is dependent upon diverse and aromatic botanicals, and the journey to create Dutch artisanal vermouth Willem’s Wermoed began in one of the oldest and most prolific botanical gardens on the planet, Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, planted in 1638. Wermoed means ‘wormwood’, an important ingredient in vermouth that contributes …
Mere steps from the edge of Brazil’s verdant Floresta Atlântica (Atlantic rainforest) in the southern state of Paranà lies a progressive distillery that not only produces some of the world’s finest cachaça, they create their products with a reverence for the environment the undeniably precious and delicate surroundings deserve. Novo …
When brothers Benno and Franco Fiorito traveled from their home in The Netherlands to their ancestral home in Sicily to visit family and touch base with their Italian heritage, they discovered more than just warm Sicilian hospitality, stunning scenery, and magnificent local cuisine. The brothers were served tiny, ice-cold glasses …
From (along with Washington) being the first U.S. state to legalize marijuana back in 2012, to recently proposing a referendum to replace Obamacare with a progressive single-payer health coverage plan, to chefs in foodie cities like Boulder and Aspen leading culinary trends, Colorado is comfortable at the forefront. So it …
It’s not just a chili vodka. It’s not just a chile vodka. Breckenridge Distillery’s Chili Chile Vodka melds the sweet, smoky, ancho-style flavors of the Turkish Aleppo chili with Colorado’s own cherished warm, pungent, jalapeño-like Pueblo chile to create a spicy, peppery, smooth vodka that will take Moscow Mules, martinis, and …
Turbinado sugars and dark molasses are mashed and distilled at an elevation of 9,600 feet and then aged for six months in barrels that formerly housed the distillery’s award-winning bourbon to create Breckenridge Distillery’s small batch Breckenridge Spiced Rum. Meticulously crafted by Breckenridge’s Master Distiller Jordon Via, this mild and …
The highly lauded distillers at Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky have been periodically releasing small batches of the aged expression Black Bull 40 Year over the last several years, each batch unique and displaying its own distinct characteristics and flavor profile. In this particular highly-anticipated batch of Black Bull 40 Year, distillers …
I first sampled the Casamigos line of tequilas at the legendary Tahiti Nui on the North Shore of Kaua’i in the Hawaiian islands, where I was fortunate enough to tend bar for a couple of years between 2013 and 2015. Shortly before my tenure at this iconic Kaua’i institution (the oldest …
It’s your Friday night turn as designated driver. You’re abstaining for religious reasons. You’re an expecting mother. Frankly, you’ve just never cared for the dehydration and lethargy the following morning. There are plenty of reasons we all have a night where alcohol isn’t on the itinerary. But why should those …
Bloody Mary’s, Micheladas, picklebacks, (shots of pickle juice often requested to accompany shots of whiskey) PICKLE MARTINIS: Gordy’s Fine Brine is changing the game for you. The product: homemade spicy pickle juice neatly and handily packaged into tidy and attractive cans, a far cry from this bartender’s memories of late-night scavenger …